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Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1005 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

Virginia Portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Currituck Sound and
Atlantic Coastal Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Currituck Beach
Light NC out 20 nautical miles

ANZ600-220230-
1005 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.Synopsis for Fenwick Island DE to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20
nautical miles including Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay,
Currituck Sound and portions of the James, York, and Rappahannock
Rivers...

High pressure remains offshore today. Generally benign conditions
today, but breezy S/SE winds expected this afternoon. Increased
southerly flow is expected later Saturday and especially Sunday,
as low pressure passes well north of the area and a weak cold
front approaches from the northwest.

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ANZ630-220230-
Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA-
1005 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves
1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ631-220230-
Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA-
1005 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
with gusts up to 20 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt, becoming SW late. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ632-220230-
Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA-
1005 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming S with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE with gusts up to 20 kt
in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ634-220230-
Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel-
1005 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
with gusts up to 20 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
SW late. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at
6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to
10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming W after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE...N winds 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ650-220230-
Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out
20 nm-
1005 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at
6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...NW winds 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ652-220230-
Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 nm-
1005 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at
6 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at
6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 ft in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ654-220230-
Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out
20 nm-
1005 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at
7 seconds and S 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at
6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ656-220230-
Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-
North Carolina border out to 20 nm-
1005 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at
8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
SW late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and SE
2 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at
6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ658-220230-
Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out
20 nm-
1005 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
late. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
SW late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at
6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance
of showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ633-220230-
Currituck Sound-
1005 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
with gusts up to 20 kt late. Waves around 1 foot, increasing to
1 to 2 ft late.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW
late. Waves around 1 foot.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot, increasing to
1 to 2 ft in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
around 1 foot.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ635-220230-
Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point-
1005 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE with gusts up to
20 kt late. Waves around 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
SW late. Waves 1 to 2 ft, diminishing to around 1 foot late.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around
1 foot.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot, diminishing to 1 foot or less and light chop after
midnight. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...NW winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ636-220230-
York River-
1005 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE with gusts up to
20 kt late. Waves around 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming S
after midnight. Waves around 1 foot.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...N winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ637-220230-
James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge-
1005 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 kt, becoming SE late. Waves 1 foot or
less and light chop, increasing to around 1 foot late.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.TUE...N winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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ANZ638-220230-
James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge-
Tunnel-
1005 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 kt, becoming E this afternoon. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming S
after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around
2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around
2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
1 foot.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
1 to 2 ft.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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